Taiwan Boyband Energy Suspends Activities After Members Admit to Dodging Military Service

Members Kunda Hsieh and Chang Shuwei confessed to falsifying medical documents to avoid conscription, bringing their successful comeback to a crashing halt. Taiwanese boyband Energy made a massively successful return in January 2024 after nearly two decades away, even clinching Song of the Year at this year’s Golden Melody Awards for their comeback hit Friday Night. However, the five-member group — comprising Chang Shuwei,...

APG will boost regional power connectivity, energy security, says Fadillah

KUCHING: The Asean Power Grid (APG) initiative will improve power connectivity and energy security across the region, says Datuk Fadillah Yusof. The Deputy Prime Minister said an enhanced memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the APG was set to be signed at the Asean Ministers on Energy Meeting in Kuala Lumpur in October, along with the formal...

Asean energy officials convene in Kuching for policy talks

KUCHING: Senior energy officials from Asean will discuss energy policies in a three-day regional meeting starting here on Monday (June 16). The 43rd Asean Senior Officials Meeting on Energy (SOME) is hosted by the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry in conjunction with Malaysia’s Asean chairmanship this year. The ministry's secretary-general Datuk Mad Zaidi Mohd Karli said...

The new energy label coming to smartphones sold in the EU

From June 20, 2025, all smartphones and tablets sold in the European Union will have to carry a new energy label. This initiative aims to inform consumers about the energy efficiency, durability and repairability of the devices they buy, while encouraging manufacturers to design increasingly environmentally-friendly products. This measure stems from a European Commission regulation dated...

Fadillah arrives in Peru for Apec energy ministers’ meeting

LIMA: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof arrived here on Wednesday (Aug 14) to attend the Energy Ministers’ Meeting (EMM) under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec). Fadillah, who is also the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister, was met on arrival at the Jorge Chàvez International Airport by Mohamed Shahiran Mohamed Shah, Chargé d'Affaires of...

PETRONAS adds three new LNG vessels ahead of LNG Canada start-up

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian state energy firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) on Monday said it would add three energy-efficient liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels to its North American operations. The addition of the vessels, which brings the total number in Petronas' fleet in North America to six, comes ahead of the start-up of LNG Canada's gas-export facility...